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Baked Tahong Recipe (Baked Mussel with Cheese and Garlic)

Baked Tahong or Baked Mussels is a well loved appetizer seafood dish. Mussels are very abundant in coastal areas wherein they are harvested fresh everyday and sold at a cheap price. If you’re in the Philippines, getting some fresh mussels will never be an issue.

This recipe is simple and very tasty. It is like making your own homemade gourmet masterpiece with minimal effort and ingredients.
Some of you might be planning to enroll in culinary art schools to enhance your skills or perhaps taking short culinary courses so that you can make fabulous dishes. Enrolling in the top cooking schools will definitely boost your cooking skills to a whole new level.

That is necessary if you plan to have a career in cooking, but it is not that needed when you only want to learn the basics of cooking – such as preparing simple recipes like this one.

Using conventional oven is necessary to complete this dish. However, you may also use electric ovens and it will still produce good results.

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By: Vanjo Merano 16 Comments Updated: 9/2/18

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Baked Tahong or Baked Mussels is a well loved appetizer seafood dish. Mussels are very abundant in coastal areas wherein they are harvested fresh everyday and sold at a cheap price. If you’re in the Philippines, getting some fresh mussels will never be an issue.

Baked Tahong - Baked Mussel with Garlic and Cheese

This recipe is simple and very tasty. It is like making your own homemade gourmet masterpiece with minimal effort and ingredients.

Some of you might be planning to enroll in culinary art schools to enhance your skills or perhaps taking short culinary courses so that you can make fabulous dishes. Enrolling in the top cooking schools will definitely boost your cooking skills to a whole new level. That is necessary if you plan to have a career in cooking, but it is not that needed when you only want to learn the basics of cooking – such as preparing simple recipes like this one.

Using conventional oven is necessary to complete this dish. However, you may also use electric ovens and it will still produce good results.

Try this Baked Mussels Recipe and let us know your thoughts. You can also visit our collection of mussel recipes to get ideas on how to cook mussel.

Watch the video on How to Make Baked Tahong (Baked Mussel with Cheese and Garlic)

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Baked Tahong Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Total: 28 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs mussels tahong, cleaned and boiled until the shells open
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 7 cloves garlic pounded and minced
  • 1 cup quickmelt cheese grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Combine butter and garlic then mix well.
  • Remove the extra shell from the mussel. Place some butter and garlic mixture on the mussels using a teaspoon or brush.
  • Top the mussels with grated quickmelt cheese.
  • Arrange the mussels in a baking tray lined with Aluminum foil.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and transfer to a serving plate.
  • Serve as an appetizer dish. Share and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 3g
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Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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  1. Loida says

    Posted on 5/5/21 at 12:00 pm

    Hi banjo. Which is better-to boil the tahong first or after cleaning bake put the ingredients and bake directly?

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 5/6/21 at 9:20 am

      Loida, boiling is not necessary as it takes out the flavors from the mussel. I suggest to bake directly after cleaning. You can also grill it if you like.

      Reply
  2. christian allarde says

    Posted on 7/23/11 at 10:17 am

    Hi Vanjo,

    I was wondering for this dish would a toaster oven work also if you don’t have a conventional or electric oven.

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 8/20/16 at 11:19 am

      Yes, it should work in an oven toaster.

      Reply
  3. Joan says

    Posted on 6/23/11 at 8:28 pm

    i will try that recipe at home for a diferent menu ,,, we like to eat tahong….

    Reply
  4. CH3 says

    Posted on 6/11/11 at 6:14 am

    Hi there! What if quickmelt cheese is not available? Can I use the mozarella cheese instead? Hoping to hear from you coz I wanna prepare this for my sons bday. Thanks and God Bless!

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 8/20/16 at 11:25 am

      While Mozzarella cheese melts quickly, I don’t think that it is a good substitute because it lacks flavor. I really recommend the use of quickmelt cheese such as Velveeta.

      Reply
  5. jun alejo says

    Posted on 2/4/11 at 5:27 pm

    it looks so yummy, thanks for the recipe.^_^

    Reply
  6. Antonio Sicat says

    Posted on 1/25/11 at 7:31 am

    You have a very nice way of presenting your recipes.

    Reply
    • marie says

      Posted on 1/30/11 at 12:43 pm

      how can i get one,,

      Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 8/20/16 at 11:24 am

      Thank you.

      Reply
  7. Antonio Sicat says

    Posted on 1/25/11 at 7:28 am

    Interested in getting the FREE Panlasang Pinoy eCookbook Volume 1.

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  8. Gie0630 says

    Posted on 1/24/11 at 8:33 pm

    Hi. You are such a great help to working moms like me. I have just recently registered in your site and I must say I will be an avid fan from now on. This must be your way of helping people, even those you cannot personally reach. May God Bless You abundantly for this A-1 effort.

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 8/20/16 at 11:24 am

      Thanks for the feedback. I see to it that people can still enjoy good food despite their busy schedule.

      Glad to know that this site is working great for you. Cheers!

      Reply
  9. Joanne T says

    Posted on 1/24/11 at 7:44 pm

    G’day! A GREAT dish for summer and for entertaining! THANKS! Was wondering do I need to take the mussell out of the shell and clean it up a bit or just add the ingredients and bake as is
    Thank you in advance!
    Enjoy reading your blogs too!

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 8/20/16 at 11:22 am

      Hi Joanne, this might be late but I hope that it still matters. I clean the mussels by washing it in running water. I also brush the shell. It is also debeared (I remove the beard-like part).

      Yes, once the mussel is clean, just top with the rest of the ingredients and bake.

      Reply

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